lyle whyte /plant/taxonomy/term/242/all en Searching for Life’s Simple Necessities Across the Asteroid Belt /plant/channels/news/searching-lifes-simple-necessities-across-asteroid-belt-357746 <p>NASA’s Europa Clipper mission will explore the characteristics of Jupiter’s moon Europa. Its data will help scientists assess if the icy body has the potential to host life.</p> <p>A previous satellite mission indicated the likely existence of a salty global ocean beneath Europa's ice, potentially holding more water than all of Earth's surface.</p> Mon, 17 Jun 2024 19:22:54 +0000 admin 6447 at /plant Deglaciated Soils: Microorganisms emerging from melting glaciers /plant/channels/news/deglaciated-soils-microorganisms-emerging-melting-glaciers-355171 <p>Growing up in Minnesota, Æ»¹ûÒùÔº PhD student Scott Sugden spent a lot of time outdoors, particularly canoeing and backpacking in the Arctic. </p> <p>The Arctic became a landscape that he cared deeply about. It led to work in outdoor education, a high school biology classroom, and now as a researcher in environmental microbiology. </p> Thu, 01 Feb 2024 19:15:14 +0000 admin 6229 at /plant